Dog reverses SUV out of gas station into busy highway

A five-pound Chihuahua managed to reverse its owner’s SUV onto a four-lane highway in Slidell, Louisiana.

‘They are her puppies now’: Orphaned puppies adopted by dog 5 days after she lost her own litter

When a litter of orphaned puppies suddenly needed a caregiver after their own mother passed away from seizures, the rescue Secondhand Hounds had the perfect match — a mama dog who had lost her own litter of puppies just five days earlier after they were born premature.

Red Bud Isle reopens to public, no visible signs of harmful algae

The Austin Parks and Recreation Department closed Red Bud Isle on August 7 due to the presence of a harmful algal bloom on Lady Bird Lake.

Police: NJ woman left 3 dogs to die in empty home

Ocean County prosecutors say Allissa DeStefano was responsible for caring for the dogs and had left them alone for an unspecified amount of time, but it’s not clear if she owned the dogs.

More than 100 roosters, hens rescued from cockfighting ring in Hays County

The San Marcos Regional Animal Center reached out to the public for donations on Facebook after San Marcos Animal Control seized more than 100 roosters and hens this week.

Authorities seize more than 100 animals inside double-wide trailer in Collin County

More than 100 animals were seized from a “reprehensible” living situation inside a double-wide trailer in Collin County, according to the Collin County Sheriff’s Office.

Texas man arrested for dragging dead dog behind pickup truck

When Bautista was confronted by the onlookers, he picked up the canine -- which appeared to be dead -- and threw it in the back of his pickup truck before driving away.